On Tuesday 20 April 2004 18:18, Antony Stone wrote: > On Tuesday 20 April 2004 6:05 pm, udo wrote: > > Does anyone know if such a patch/solution exist already? > > Maybe there's a better way? > I think so, yes - connect to a real IP address, not the loopback > address, when you're connecting from another machine? I agree. Regarding my previous posts, they are merely a test from my inquisitive point of view and I do not recommend patching of the kernel to accomplish things that aren't the correct way to do something. David